Access to History: War and Peace

International Relations 1878-1941

David G. Williamson

This new edition has been reformatted and completely revised to examine international relations between 1878 and 1941

Throughout the book, key dates, terms and issues are highlighted, and historical interpretations of key debates are outlined

Summary diagrams are included to consolidate knowledge and understanding of the period, and exam-style questions and tips written by examiners provide the opportunity to develop exam skills.

Access to History: War and Peace

International Relations 1878-1941

Third Edition

David G. Williamson

A Hodder Education Publication

Description

This new edition has been reformatted and completely revised to examine international relations between 1878 and 1941. The content focuses on the following areas:- Growing international tensions between the Great Powers 1878-1914- The First World War- Peace settlements and the impact of the Great Depression in the inter-war period- The countdown to and causes of the Second World WarThroughout the book, key dates, terms and issues are highlighted, and historical interpretations of key debates are outlined. Summary diagrams are included to consolidate knowledge and understanding of the period, and exam-style questions and tips written by examiners provide the opportunity to develop exam skills.

Access to History: War and Peace

International Relations 1878-1941

Third Edition

David G. Williamson

A Hodder Education Publication

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 International Relations 1878-1941: An Introduction1. The Ideological Background2. The Great Powers 1879-1941Chapter 2 Bismarck's Alliance System 1879-901. The Period of Adjustment 1871-82. Bismarck's Web of Alliances 1879-833. The Anglo-French Quarrel over Egypt and its Consequence4. Emperors' Alliance5. The Key DebateChapter 3 The Origins of the First World War1. Consequences2. Nationalism and Worldwide Imperial Rivalries3. The Making of the Triple Entente4. The Second Moroccan Crisis 1911, and its Consequences5. The Balkans and the Great Powers 1906-146. The Outbreak of the First World War 19147. The Key DebateChapter 4 The First World War 1914-181. The Military and
Strategic Background of the War 1914-152. 1916: The Deadlock Still Unbroken3. 1917: 'No Peace without Victory'4. 1918: The Final Year of the War5. The Armistices of October and November 19186. The Key DebateChapter 5 The Peace Settlements 1919-231. Problems Faced by the Peacemakers2. Aims and Principles of the Victorious Great Powers3. The Organisation of the Paris Peace Conference4. The Settlement with Germany5. The Settlements with Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria6. The Settlement with Turkey 1919-237. Enforcing the Treaty of Versailles 1920-38. They Key DebateChapter 6 Reconciliation and Disarmament 1924-30: The Locarno Era1. The Impact of the Dawes Plan2. The Locarno Treaties3. Power4. Russia
and Eastern Europe During the Locarno Era5. The Development of the League of Nations6. Progress Made Towards Disarmament7. The Key DebateChapter 7 The Democracies on the Defensive 1930-61. The Great Depression 1929-332. The Rise to Power of Hitler3. The Reaction of the Great Powers to Nazi Germany 1933-54. The Abyssinian Crisis5. The Remilitarisation of the Rhineland6. The Spanish Civil War7. The Rome-Berlin Axis and the Anti-Comintern Pact8. The Key DebateChapter 8 The Countdown to War in Europe 1937-411. Hitler Considers his Options2. The Arms Race: Britain, France and Germany 1936-93. Britain, France and Appeasement4. The Anschluss and the Destruction of Czechoslovakia5. The Anglo-French Guarantees
and Attempts to construct a peace Front6. The race to Gain the Support of the USSR7. The Outbreak of War8. The Spreading Conflict, October 1940-June 19419. The Key DebateChapter 9 The Countdown to War in Asia 1931-411. The Manchurian Crisis2. The Outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War3. Japan and the Anti-Comintern Pacts 1936-94. The Road to Pearl Harbour 1940-15. The Key DebateChapter 10 Interpresting International Relations 1878-19411. The Causes of the First World War2. The Peace Treaties3. The New Global Balance of Power4. The Fragile Stabiliation 1924-95. The Road to War in Europe and Asia 1931-41